I had my treatment on 25th March, having thought long and hard about doing this. At the age of 43, I wondered whether I would be free of myopia only to find that a few years later I would need reading glasses. I had been told my my optician that they could under correct one eye, but I did not really like the idea of that, as when I had a weak contact lens in one eye but perfect in the other eye it gave me headaches.

At my initial consultation the optomotrist spent a long time talking to me about this, and put glasses on with the under correction . I didn't even notice it until she pointed it out, and she did it so subtly that I did not have a chance to reject the idea. It made me really examine what choices I had to make.

I was put under no pressure to sign up there and then, and I left the clinic with no one giving me a follow up call. It gave me time to think.

What is impressive and gives you confidence is that as you are waiting for your appointment, people who have just had surgery sit inthe waiting room recovering. None of them are shaking or crying, but sitting quietly with their eyes closed. It makes you realise that the procedure cant be that bad.

I booked my appoointment for a few weeks time, and followed instructions to the letter about pre-care. I was very nervous on the day. I was told by the surgeon that I had made a good decision to try the one under correction, and was told that if I could not get on with it, they would do the full correction in 3 months time at no extra cost.

I am so glad I did it. It is incredibly liberating to be free of glasses. The mono vision has taken some time to get used to, but every day it gets better, and less noticeable. 3 weeks in, I hardly notice it now. My optician (a friend) looked at my eyes under her microscope a few days later and said that they had done a brilliant job and that it was healing really well.

I would say that if you choose to have this done, make sure you follow the pre and after care to the letter. It is vital that you respect the fact that your eyes have been operated on and that you must reduce the risk of infection.

I would recommend it to anyone. The worst bit is sitting in the reception waiting for it to happen. It does not hurt and is only really mildly uncomfortable.

Good luck with whatever choice you make.